Logbook Fun

[Mobius]

I was quite bored today, so I did some counting in my logbook, and here are some results...

Total flight time:                                                 90.1 hours
Total "official" Student pilot time:     49.1 hours
Total Private Pilot time:                                 41.0 hours
Total time as PIC:                             52.2 hours
Total night time:                                 4.8 hours
Total actual instrument time:              0.3 hours
Totoal simulated instrument time:      2.7 hours
Total cross-sountry time:                  12.6 hours
Total number of landings:                 224 landing

I was really bored today.

[C]

I was quite bored today, so I did some counting in my logbook, and here are some results...

Total flight time:                                                 90.1 hours
Total "official" Student pilot time:     49.1 hours
Total Private Pilot time:                                 41.0 hours
Total time as PIC:                             52.2 hours
Total night time:                                 4.8 hours
Total actual instrument time:              0.3 hours
Totoal simulated instrument time:      2.7 hours
Total cross-sountry time:                  12.6 hours
Total number of landings:                 224 landing

I was really bored today.

I was bored enough to count the number of landings I've done the other day... It was in the region of "quite a few"! . It's also strange to think how long I've either spent in, or pretending to be in cloud!

[Craig.]

I was bored enough to count the number of landings I've done the other day... It was in the region of "quite a few"! . It's also strange to think how long I've either spent in, or pretending to be in cloud!

As in litterally? Or just, a "head in the clouds" sense?

[C]

As in litterally? Or just, a "head in the clouds" sense?

As in, litterally... Only a day or to so far (cumulatively!)

[jb2_86_uk]

Its when your landings and take offs dont tally, thats when you have problems... unless you're mid-flight of course  ;D

JB

[C]

Its when your landings and take offs dont tally, thats when you have problems... unless you're mid-flight of course  ;D

JB

It depends if you count bounces as well...

[beaky]

This gives me an idea:  

 
Total flight time: 205.5      
Total "official" Student pilot time:  83.8 (it's a long story... )  
Total Private Pilot time: 93.7      
Total time as PIC: 120.5      
Total night time: 3.4      
Total actual instrument time:   0.0
Total simulated instrument time: 2.8
Total cross-country time:  73.4
Total number of landings:  383 (geez, you'd think all my landings would be perfect by now... )

[Mobius]

Rotty, you should go up with an instructor and get a little actual instrument time.  It was one of the best flights I have ever taken.  I went for a flight lesson one day figuring I wasn't going to be flying because the ceilings were around 500 feet AGL, but when I got there my instructor told me to preflight and get ready to go.  So we took off, and were quickly in the the clouds under ATC control.  We eventually broke through the layer and were flying between two layers, and we actually did a few practice maneuvers while we were above one layer and below another, which was rather weird.  Landing was interesting though, we were flying out of an uncontrolled airport about 8 miles from a Class C airport, so ATC vectored us in along a VOR radial so we would pass over our home airport.  We flew a slow descent along the radial and finally broke through the clouds around 400 ft AGL (still cruising).  Since the visibility was less than a mile, my instructor flew the airplane while I watched for the airport, and once we saw it, my instructor had me do a had turn over mid-field and pretty much do a constant descending turn into final.  It was loads of fun.

[beaky]

Rotty, you should go up with an instructor and get a little actual instrument time.  It was one of the best flights I have ever taken.  I went for a flight lesson one day figuring I wasn't going to be flying because the ceilings were around 500 feet AGL, but when I got there my instructor told me to preflight and get ready to go.  So we took off, and were quickly in the the clouds under ATC control.  We eventually broke through the layer and were flying between two layers, and we actually did a few practice maneuvers while we were above one layer and below another, which was rather weird.  Landing was interesting though, we were flying out of an uncontrolled airport about 8 miles from a Class C airport, so ATC vectored us in along a VOR radial so we would pass over our home airport.  We flew a slow descent along the radial and finally broke through the clouds around 400 ft AGL (still cruising).  Since the visibility was less than a mile, my instructor flew the airplane while I watched for the airport, and once we saw it, my instructor had me do a had turn over mid-field and pretty much do a constant descending turn into final.  It was loads of fun.

I'm tentatively planning to start my IR rating this year, so I might wait a little more on that. I've been delaying the IR training because I don't want to "pick at it"- I want to have time and money budgeted and just bang it out. Step one in my plan is to join a flying club, and seek out a CFII there.
It's a good idea, your suggestion... I know one instructor who's bugged me about signing up for IFR ground school; he'd be the right guy to ask: "Will you take me up in some dark murk and try to scare the hell out of me?".
I've already flown safety for MarcoAviator, who's on the verge of his IR checkride, I think (haven't talked to him in a while)... when he gets his ticket, I'll probably take a ride in IMC with him. That will likely happen before I start my lessons.
I'm looking forward to it- I always enjoyed the simulated stuff, especially unusual-attitude recovery under Foggles (oddly enough).  And not being able to see outside relieves you of something that can often detract from your flying: scanning for traffic.  ;D
I think if I can handle the extra workload involved, I'll do pretty well in IMC.

[Mobius]

Always the problem with flying..............$$$$$$$$$$$$$$



I wanted to do 'Morey's West Coast Adventure' http://www.ifrwest.com/ and earn my ticket in a week, but unfortunately I don't have the $7500 needed, and I don't forsee having it in the near future.

Oh well, maybe the Air Force will let me earn it in a T-38.

[C]

Oh well, maybe the Air Force will let me earn it in a T-38.

A far cheaper (for you) way!

[Mobius]

And loads more fun.